Typographical distributing machine



Jan.s,1929. 1,698,636

D. s. KENNEDY TYPOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTING MACHINE Filed Jan.4, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Ian. 8, 1929.

1,698,636 D. s. KENNEDY TYPOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet :5

Filed Jan. 4, ,1928

n', E l ri INVENTOR Jan. 8, 1929.

D. S. KENNEDY' TYPOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTING MACHINE Filed Jan. 4, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 mvENToR Patented Jan. S, 1.929c

:DAVID s. KENNEDY, OE BROOKLYN, vNEW YORK, JfissieNoE 'ro iviEEeEN'rHALER LINO;

. TYPE COMPANY, a CORPORATION OE NEW Yoan.

Application filed January 4, 1825. Serial No. 244,389.

rlhis invention relates to typographical distributing machines, such as linotype machines of the general organization represented in Letters Patent of the United States to O. li/i'ergenthaler, No. 436,532, wherein circulating matrices lai'e released .trom a magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print and .then assembled in line, the composed line transieri-ed to the race of a slotted mold, the mold filled with molten metalto forma slug or.v linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, andthe matrices thereafter returned through distributingl mechanism to tliemagazine 'from which they started. More particularly, it relates to that class of machines (such as represented in my former Patent No. 1,397,974) designed to" handle matrix fonts which diti'er from one another in the size and number of characters. These fonts, for example, may be the ordinary or ninety character fonts used enclusively for the composition of straight inatter, and the special seventy-two or titty-tive.

character fonts used Jfor the composition of head letter or display matter,

In machines of the above class, it has been found desirable to make use of two inter-` apart for handling the ordinary ninety char acter fonts, and the tooth combinations and partitions of the other barY and entrance being unequally spaced for. handling the larger seventy-two character fonts.

The present invention contemplates certain improvements in this type of distributing'.r

mechanism which, while capable otmo're general application. are particularly adapted tothe machine disclosedv in my prior vPatent.

No. 1,570,258, wherein the magazine en,- trances are arranged back to back in inverted relation to each other and rotatably mounted on the same aXis so as to be reversible. atV

will for interchange. In the preferred embodiment illustrated, the two distributor bai-s, which are movably arranged in a novel fashion, are operatively connected to ythe hand lever employed fory rotating the eri-,-

trances in such manner that either distributor bar and the corresponding magazine e11- trance may be brought into operativeposip tion" simultaneously by the same operation. Other improvements, including means lfor designating the entrance and bar in use, are.V

also provided and will best be understood` from the detailed description to follow.

Referring'to the drawings:

A.Fig. 1, is a side elevation, partly in section, 1

ofthe upper part of a linotype machine equippedwith the present improvements;

2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing: the parts in different relative positionsdur-A ing the 'interchange of the entrancesy and the distributor bars; l l

y F ig. 3 is a front view of the parts shown in Fig. 1; y Fig. 4 is a on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; l

Fig( 5 is a' view similar to Fig. 1 showing the means whereby the entrance..i'rameY is supported when itis swung downwardlyjfor access to themagazines; l l Fig. 6 is a detail. perspective view of the said entrance supportingl means; and I Figs. 7 and 8v are detail diagrammaticv views of the two distributor bars and asso-` ciated entrances, showing the relative spacing of the toothcombinations and entrance partitions.

The several magazines are carried by a if shift frame A, which is arranged to be' raised and lowered to bringany one of the selected magazines into operative relation to the assembling and distributing devices. As here.

in illustrated, the shift Jframe A carries two standard magazines A2 and a single maga Vzine A1, t-he magazine A2 being .provided with ninety one vgrooved channels spacedV apart in the usual way toadapt them to contain the matrix columns of the ordinary 'ninety character fonts, and the magazine A1 beingprovided with only seventy three ygrooved channels spaced apart in adifferent manner to adapt them to contain thematrix columns of the seventy two character display fonts. When either of the magazines A2 'is in operative position, the regular magazine.' entrance B is employed to deliver the mat-l rices thereto from the `distributing mechanism, and' when the magazine A1 occupies such operative position, the special magazine entrance C is so employed. The entrances diiier in the number and spacing of their partition plates so that the entrance B` will present ninety one channelsV for cooperadetail horizontal section taken tion with themagazines A'Zand the entrance C seventy three channels `for cooperation with the magazine A1.

As in my prior Patent N o. 1,570,258 here inbefore mentioned, the entrances Band C are arranged in inverted relation to each other, their supporting frames D being fastened together so as to constitute a reversible holder or support which is rotatably mounted, by means of trunnions D1 secured to its opposite ends, in the upright side members oit' a'rocking frame E. The iframe E is pivotally mounted at El in the fixed right and left hand brackets O1 and is normally heldin operative position against a stop lC)2 by a pull spring E? anchored to the main distributor frame O and indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 1. It will be noted (see also Fig. 5) that the right handbracket Ol is provided with a depending arm O3 formed at its lower end with a-pocket` O4, the purpose of which will hereinafter be explained. As thus arranged, the pivoted trame E may be swung back and fort-h at will to move the entrance in use into and out of operative position and at the same time permit rotation of the entrance holder.

Normally the entrance holder Vis locked against rotation by a spring latch F slidably mounted within ya plate F1 securedv to the trame E, and adapted to engage one or the other ofa pair of notches CZ formed in the opposite ends of a rotating block D2, the

' latter being fastened to one of the trunnions D1 which projects through its bearing in the frame Wvhen a change of entrances is desired, the latch F is withdrawn to Yrelease the holder and the latter given -a half-turn (180) which is sufficient to interchange the entrances in position with each other. In order that these latter operations maybe effected automatically vas the frame E is rocked Iabout its pivotal axis, two cam plates O5, vOG are provided which are fastened to the vfixed bracket O1 and arranged to cooperate with the releasing pin f ot the latch and with a pair of studs D3 protruding trom theouter side face of the rotating block The' Vtorm and arrangement of the cam plates O5, OG are such that it is merely necessary to swing the 'frame E downwardly a limited distance from andthen forwardly to its normal position in order to bring yone entrance or the other into lopera-4 tive position. The rocking of the traine E is 'eiected from the front loli; the machine by means ot a conveniently located hand lever G which is journaled on a fixed pivot G1 and connected to said frame by a link G2 through an upright arm E3.

' 'The foregoing parts, their construction and mode of operation are lfully set forth in `aforesaid Patent No. 1,570,258, to which reference maybe had if desired.

' 'The distributor proper comprises two distinct distributor bars B1, C1 and a common set of matrix conveying screws H. Vrlhe bar B1 is provided with vninety one tooth kcoinbinations Zi which are equally .spaced apart to correspond tothe .spacing ot thev matrix channels inthe magazine entrance B and each magazine A2,. and the bar C1 is provided with only seventy three combinations lation "to the conveying screws H, 'beingy f provided respectively at their opposite ends with bracket plates B2, C2 which are journajledon the reduced end portions ot' the two Lipper conveying screws H. `Each distributor bar is connected by a curved link J l'to an overlying horizontal bar J which is slidably mounted inv a suitable'guideway J'2 fastened by screws and dowels y' (Fig. 4l) to a fix-ed bracket J3', the latter being' secured to the crossbar oit the main ydistributor traine O and formed with a pair or" forwardly projecting arms JH As will be seen, the arrangement is such that by sliding the bar J to 4and tre, the distributor bars B1, C1. will be rocked alternately into and out oit operative position.

According to another teature of the Vinvention, it is proposed to effect the interchange oit' the vdistributor bars simultaneously with the interchange of the magazine entrances B, C and by the same operation. end, means controlled by the' hand lever-G are provided for operating the sliding bar J. vSuch means (as best shown in l, 2

and consist Iof a short rock shaft K jeun naled in the bracket arms J and'provided with a pair of crank armsv K1, K2 'disposed at right angles to each other, the arm K1 eXtending downwardly from the shaft K to make connection with the bar J and the arm K2 being pivotally connected at its upper end to a vertically disposed link member K3. AThe link member K3 is suspended from the 4arm K-2 and is guided in a groove 0 for-med in a bracket 'OT securedvto the front side of the main frame O. At its lower end, the said link member is provided with a stud 7c by which it may be raised and lowered to move the bar J to and :tro through the connections just described( In the present instance, the link member K3 is operated by means oit' a latch bar G3 slidably mounted for longitudinal movement on the inner face ot the hand lever G, a pull spring Gt beingemplcyed to hold said bar in its retracted position. A pin Gf, Aprojecting laterally from the forward end of the bar G3 through a slot in the lever G, is also provided and arranged in vjuxtaposition .to the handle Gt" To this lili) connected withthe link member'K? entrance B and distributor barB1 in use,

and a change of entrances and distributor bars is required to cooperate with the display magazine A1 (which according to the showing of Fig. l has already been brought into operative position), it will now be seen that by raising the liand lever G until the entrance supporting frame Eis swung to its lowermost position as vshown in Fig. 2, the forked portion G7 of the latch vbar G3 will be located in operative relation to the stud 1c, so that, by graspingbothtlie pin G5 and the handle G6, the lever' G1 may be temporarily sequently, as the lever is lowered to rock-the entrance frameupwardly, the link K3 at the same time is drawn downwardly and, through the rock shaft K, will slide the bar J toward the rear to swing the distributor bars clockwise upon their respective axes. When the hand lever has reached the limit of its downward stroke and been released, the parts will be caused to assume their relative positions indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, the magazine entrance C and the distributor bar C1 occupying their respective operative positions to handle matrices ofthe special display fonts. To again reverse the positions of the bars and entrances,'however,

the connection between the hand lever G and link K3 is rst established by drawing the latch bar G3 forwardly before operating the hand lever but is broken later by releasing the latch bar when the lever has reached the limit of its upward stroke, the return movement of the lever at such times being devoted solely to the restoration of the magazine entrance B to its original position. It will be observed (see Figs. l and 3) that the link K3 is also provided with an adinstable banking screw 701 projectingfrom its rear edge and which is adapted inthe lower position of the link to engage the bot-v tom of the groove 0 and thus sustain the link K3 so' as to locate the stud if: in operative relation to the latch bar G3. 1

In carrying out the invention, it isfurther proposed to indicate to the operator the paiticular entrance and distributor bar which are at the time in use and thus avoid the difsv iiculties arising through an improper change which might cause an entrance vand bar that do not correspond to the magazine Conto bebroughtinto operative position. For

thisl purpose, see Figs. 2 and 3, two' indi. cator plates 01, c2 are fastened respectivelyv against the top edge and one side face of the distributor bar C1, the latter being infront of the bar B1v and in view 'of theoperator'.`

The plate c1 is stamped 90 to indicateV the ninety `character font `and is displayed when the bar B1 is in operative position, and thev plate c2 is stamped 72 vto indicate the spe-l cial seventy two character font, being dis-l played when kthe bar `G1 occupies said opera`` tive position.

An ,indicating device is also employed which serves in like capacity for the magazine entrances B, C. Thisdevice (as best shown inFigs. l and 2) is lself-contained in a small bracket P secured' to the main" framev O, andcom rises a horizoiitall l,dis-

P Y posed slide rod P1 resiliently mounted in the bracket and loosely connected to one arm of.

The other arm agsmall bell crank lever P2. of said lever is operativelyconnected'by a llink P3 to a small vertically movable plate P4 stamped 72, 90 and mounted to slide upon the iear face V of a flange P15 forming part of theV bracket P. A slotted keeperl piece P6 retains the plate P4 in operative position, and an aperture P7 formed in the flange P5 enables one or the other of the said markings to be displayed according to the position of the plate P4 and the actuating f rod P1 to whichitis connected. That is to say, when thevrod P1 is pushed forwardly,`

the plate P4 is raised to expose the marking 90 through the aperture P7 (Fig' l) and when it is movedl in the opposite direction, the plate is lowered to expose the-` marking 72 (Fig. 2). In the present embodiment,

the operation of the rod P1 is controlledy by an adjustable screw stud Z1 projecting latl erally from one side of the entrance rotating block D2 and which is adapted to engage the vrear end of saidrod and push 4it forwardly when thev frame E is rocked upwardly to locate thek entrance B in operative position (Fig. l). When the frame E is rocked downwardly, however, to reverse the eniio trances, a compression spring P3 surroundf ingv the rod presses the latter to the rear as faras the pin and slot arrangement P9 permits (see Fig. 2). VA reversal ofthe en-f trances causes the opposite side of the rotating block to be opposed to the rod P1 so that, when vthe entrance C has been brought into operative position as indicated by the dotted lines (Fig. 2), therelation of theA parts is such that the block will clear or stop short of the rear end of said rod and leave it undisturbed. As a result of this arrangement, when the magazine entrance B and distributor bar B1'are in operative po sition to handle the ordinary fonts, the inplayed Vand the plate l?4 .willf'occupy `its raisedposition to expose thecoiresponding .90 marking. Conversely, when 'theI en-:

trancev C and bar C1 are in use, the indicator plate c2 marked 72 and-fastened to the side of' the bar C1 willV be displayed andthe like marking on plate P4, which at such times occupies its lower position, will be exposed.

Anotlieiteaturo of the invention resides in the provision of means which Vare also particularly adapted to the present type of distributing mechanisml andai-e intended to prevent the accidental unlocking of the magazine entrances when the vrocking trame E is swung. downwardly for access to the magazines. l-lereto'fore, extreme care has had to beobserved on suc-h occasions so as to avoid lowering theframe E from the rear far enough to cause the automatic release of the entrances and the consequent rotation there- To overcomev of aboutv their pivotalnaxes.

- thesediiiiculties, there is provided a bailshaped finger bar R disposed longitudinally of the trame E and arranged conveniently near the rear edge thereof, the side arms R1, R2 of the bar being hingedly connected at their rfree Yends to thev respective right and lett hand side members of said trame.` A strut R3 depending .from the arm R1 between avpair of stop pins e, el constitutes a part-of the finger bar and by means of the said stop pins limits its pivotal movement .in

both directions. Normally the strut R3 is held rearwardagain'st the stop pin e by a light pull spring Rt, which thus maintains the iinger bar proper resilientlyy in position `slightly above the rear edge of the frame E.

Strut R3 is intended primarily to support the frame E `and the parts lconnected, thereto when the latter is lowered directly by 'hand from' the rear of the machine, and for this reason, it` is provided at its lower end with a stud which is adapted to clear the bracket arm 03 hereinbefore mentioned when the fra-me is rocked downwardly by means of the hand lever G. At other times, however, (usually when access to the magazines is desired), the finger bar R is pressed down (see Fig. so asto rock the strutR3 against t'he stop pin el. The stud R5 is thus moved forwardly into a position where it will engage the pocket O4 in the arm O3 whenthe frame is-lowered, the relation of the parts being such that the `frame will be arrested by the stud in the dotted line position indicated in Fig. 5 before the 'latch F has been completely withdrawn from the rotatingV in the art and still be comprised within the scope oi the invention. j

Having thusdescribed my invention, its constructionjand ymode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Lett-ers Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. In a typographical distributing ma-y chine, the combination of two magazine entrances Varranged permanentiyy in inverted relation to each other and movably mounted so as to be interchangeable in operative position with each other,A two vdistributor.` bars also movably mounted so as to be `mterchangeable in operative position with each other, and lmeans operabletovetfect the' interchange of the magazine entrances and the distributor bars simultaneously.

V2. In a' typographical distributing maf,A

chine, the combination of two rotatable magazine entrances diiiering as tozform and arranged permanently in inverted relation to each other, two distributorvbars also diftering as to 'form to correspond withk the respective magazine entrances yand pivotally mounted so that either may be brought int-o operative position, and unitary means operable Yat will whereby either bar and the coi'- responding entrance arci brought into act-ion simultaneously. I" Y ,3. In a typographical distributing machine, the'combination of two magazine entrances movably mounted and arranged in inverted relation to each other; two distribut-or bars also movably mounted so as to be interchangeable in operative position with each other, means operable at will to re-` verse the position of theentrances, and subsidiary means operable by said reversing means for effecting the interchange of the distributor bars, f

, 4. In a` 'typographical distributing machine, the combination of two magazine entrances arranged in inverted relation to each other, a reversible holder or support thereyfor, a pivoted frame in which said holder is rotatably mounted, a'hand lever operable from the front of the machine and connected tot-he 'pivoted frame for rocking it about its pivotal axis, means controlled by the rocking movement of said frame for reversing the position of the rotatable holder to bring either magazine entrance into use, two distributor bars pivotally mounted so as to bey interchangeable in operative position with each other, andsubsidiary means operable by the hand lever for eii'ecting the interchange of the Ydistributor bars.

5. Typographical distributing mechanismk including, in combination, a set of matrix conveying devicesv and two independently supported*distributor bars arranged .at right angles toceach other and pivotally mounted so that either may be brought into operative relation to said devices.

6. Lrlypographical distributing mechanism` distributor bars also movably mounted so" as to be interchangeable in operative position with each other, means for effecting the interchange of the entrances and the distributor bars simultaneously, and means Visible from the :front of the machine for designating the particular bar and entrance in use.

8. Typographical distributing mechanism including, in combination, two magazine entrances movably mounted so as to be interchangeable in operative position with each other, and an indicator, operable automatically as the entrances are interchanged, for designating the entrance in use.

9. Typographical distributing mechanism including, in combination, two magazine entrances arranged in inverted relation to each other, a pivoted frame in which they are rotatably mounted Jfor interchange, and an indicator, operable automatically as said frame is rocked about its pivotal axis, for designating the entrance in use.

l0. In a typographical distributing inachine, the combination of two magazine entrances arranged in inverted relation to each other, a reversible holder or support therefor, means operable -i'rom the front of the machine for reversing the support to bring one or the other of the entrances into operative position, and an indicator operable automatically as the support is reversed to designate the entrance in use.

l1. In a vtypographical distributing machine, the combination of two magazine entrances arranged in inverted relation to each other, a pivoted frame in which they are rotatably `mounted so as to be interchangeable in position with each other, releasable means controlled by the rocking of the frame about its pivotal axis for locking the entrances in either of their reversed positions, and subsidiary means operable at will to prevent unlocking of the entrances when the frame is rocked downwardly for access to the magazines.

l2. In a typographical distributing ina-v chine, tlie combination of two magazine entrances arranged in inverted relation to each other, a frame in whichthey are rotata-` bly mounted so as to be interchangeable in' position with each other, a fixed bracket .wherein the frame is pivotally mounted, a

hook .or shoulder formed on the bracket, releasable means controlled by the rocking of the frame about its pivot axis for locking the entrances in either of their lreversed.

positions, and a stop member movable at will into the path of said hook to arrest the frame and thus prevent unlocking of the entrances when they are rocked downwardly for access tothe magazines.

13. In a typographical distributing matrances arranged in inverted relation to each other,` a frame in which they are rotatably mounted for interchange, a fixed bracket chine, the combination of two magazine enwherein the frame is pivotally mounted,

a hook lor shoulder formed on the bracket, a hinged finger bar resiliently mounted on said frame, and a pin or lug adapted'by the depression of the yoke to engage the hook when ythe frame is swung downwardly for'` access to the magazines.

14. Typographical distributing mechanism including, in combination, two distributor bars movably mounted so as to be interv changeable in operative positionwith each other, and an indicator, operable automatically as the bars are interchanged, for designating the bar in use.

15./Typographical distributing mechanism including in combination, two upper matrix conveying screws arranged side 'by side in parallelism land a lower conveying screw disposed beneath one of the upper screws, and two distributor barsV arranged at right angles to each other, one of said bars being mounted for bodily rotation 'about the axis of one ofthe upper screws,

and the other of said bars being mounted for bodily rotation about the axisv of the other upper conveying screw.

16. Typographical distributing mechanism including in combination, afset of matrix conveying screws, two distributor bars mounted independently of each other and movable for interchange in operativel position with each other, and means connected to the two said distributor bars and operable at will to effect their interchange.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature hereto.

n DAVID S. KENNEDY. 

